# Peasant strike of 1937 (1937)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1937-peasant-strike-of-1937
Location: Poland

The People's Party led a nationwide peasant strike demanding democracy; police fired on protesters, killing dozens. Within the broader Second Republic period: The Second Polish Republic built a state from three former partitions, weathered political crises and the May Coup, and developed its economy and culture before being threatened by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. At this point in the timeline (1937), the governing authority was Ignacy Mościcki (President of Poland). Chemist and inventor elected with Piłsudski's backing; interned in Romania in 1939 he transferred office to Raczkiewicz. Peasant strike of 1937 mattered because collective action by ordinary people challenged those in power and changed Polish society. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Peasant strike of 1937 mattered because collective action by ordinary people challenged those in power and changed Polish society.

Ruler at the time: [Ignacy Mościcki](https://poland-history.com/rulers/ignacy-moscicki)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — 1937 peasant strike in Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_peasant_strike_in_Poland)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Peasant strike of 1937](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Peasant+strike+of+1937)
- [Wikipedia — Second Polish Republic (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Polish_Republic)